TOP 5 OPENINGS FOR YOUR BERLIN ART WEEKEND

10.12 - 12.12.2015  

TOP 5 OPENINGS FOR YOUR BERLIN ART WEEKEND

Berlin’s top art openings (10th – 12th Dec 2015): Steve McCurry’s INDIEN at C/O Berlin, Art Book Fair at Hamburger Bahnhof, minimal art at König Galerie St. Agnes, UdK art party.

Book Presentation / C/O Berlin / Steve McCurry

Thursday 10th December – 8pm

Steve McCurry’s sublime photographs conjure up the world of the Indian subcontinent with passionate abandon and sublime skill. Venture in out of the cold and commune with the artist in celebration of the publication of Indien, a book of photographs both seductively sensuous and uncompromisingly honest.

C/O Berlin // Hardenbergstraße 22, 10623 Berlin

Amritsar © Steve McCurry

Alternative Christmas Market / tête

Thursday 10th December – 5pm

Astonish your friends, delight your family, and save just a pinch of your own sanity this holiday season by shopping your heart out at the Kunst Späti — an alternative holiday market stocked by local artists and designers with drawings, collages, photographs, and artists’ books, all at surprisingly reasonable prices.

tête // Schönhauser Allee 161A, 10435 Berlin

Kunst Späti

Art Book Fair / Hamburger Banhof

Friday 11th December – 6pm until 8pm

Baby, it’s cold outside, but within the warm and well-lit halls of Hamburger Banhof, crowds of art book lovers are coming together for one weekend only to revel in a program dedicated to art publishing and featuring more than 13o distinguished international participants. Featuring discussions, readings, presentations, performances, and of course art books galore, Friends with Books is Europe’s premier art book fair and perhaps the perfect way to while away a winter art weekend.

Hamburger Banhof // Invalidenstraße 50-51, 10557 Berlin

Amalia Pica, Courtesy of König Galerie

Amalia Pica, Courtesy of König Galerie

Vernissage / König Galerie St. Agnes

Friday 11th December – 6pm until 9pm

Amalia Pica’s minimal chromatic installations delve into the world of deep math with wit and grace, inviting viewers onto an elevated plane of conceptual musings and experiential ecstasy. Exploring ideas of creative exchange and transference, Pica’s installation at St. Agnes may just be the most aesthetic way to prepare yourself for the season of giving.

König Galerie St. Agnes // Alexandrinenstraße 118 – 121, 10969 Berlin

Art Party / UdK

Friday 11th December – 10pm

Another beautiful year in art is coming to a close, but not without a bang…after all, this is Berlin. So step into those dancing shoes and prepare to party the night away with faculty of design at UdK, and three floors of musical acts including Ace of Diamonds, Sigourney Skywalker, J.Sun, Locut, and Quest.

UdK // Straße des 17. Juni 118, 10623 Berlin



Top Image Credit: Amalia Pica, Courtesy of König Galerie